Golden Lion

Good food in a hotel with a restaurant. Also, the girls who served us were very kind.

Hotel rooms in severe need of a freshen up, as from what we experienced they haven't been updated in decades. Great if you're a retro fan of the 80s, but I'm not one. Soft furnishings (chairs) were very very minging (that being a good Scottish descriptor), but it is suitable in this case to use it. Curtains didn't close properly until my DIY skills remedied the situation due to a dodgy curtain rail. Bathroom very dated, and the room definitely gets my award for smallest wall mounted TV I've seen in years. £90 per night prob one of the cheapest in Stirling, but you pay for what you get.

We had a room with no windows. Just a blank panel looking onto a fire escape. Breakfast took nearly an hour as although 3 waiters only one cook Staff all very pleasant.